Dr. Juan Carlos Díaz del VallePsychiatry

Dr. Juan Carlos Díaz del VallePsychiatry

Dr. Diaz del Valle is a psychiatrist reference. For over thirty years it offers diagnostic and therapeutic guidance for major mental and behavioral disorders. As an expert in forensic psychiatry collaborates with prestigious law firms and public agencies in the preparation of expert reports. Complements its healthcare activities with teaching and research at the University of Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña. Speaker and frequent speaker at courses and congresses of the specialty and author of scientific publications. Dr. Diaz del Valle is an active member of the Galician Association of Psychiatry, Spanish Society of Psychiatry and the Spanish Society of Legal Psychiatry.

• More than 35 years of experience• Day Coordinator Hospital of Psychiatry of the Integrated XESTION Xerencia A Coruña • Head of Rehabilitation Psychiatry Service of Xestión Integrated Xerencia A Coruña• Tutor MIR. Psychiatry. Psychiatry Service Xerencia XESTION Integrated A Coruña.• Secretary of the Multidisciplinary Teaching Mental Health Unit of Psychiatry of the Integrated XESTION Xerencia A Coruña.• Legal Program Coordinator Psychiatry XESTION Xerencia Integrated A Coruña.• Member of the Teaching Commission of Integrated XESTION Xerencia A Coruña.• Health Coordinator cabinet MIR of Teaching Commission of the Department of Psychiatry CHU La Coruna.• Secretary of the Commission assessment income in the Psychiatric Hospital of Conxo. SERGAS. Department of Sanidade ...

Positions in public associations

• Member of Health Care Ethics Committee of Hospital Chiron Coruna• Psychiatrist associated with the group of Legal Psychiatry IMELGA led by Professor D. Angel Carracedo. University of Santiago de Compostela. (2008-2012) • Enabled doctor for doping control CSD Ministry of Education and Science. Madrid. 1999-2010• President of the Anti-Doping Commission of the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (1996-2001).• Medico of the Spanish Olympic Committee for the Olympic Games in Sydney. September 2000. Sydney. Australia• Member of the organizing committee of the XX Annual Meeting of the Galician Association of Psychiatry. XVII Congress Astur galaico Obsessions, compulsions and psychosis: the obsessive spectrum ...

• Degree and graduated in Medicine and Surgery. Faculty of Medicine. University of Santiago de Compostela• Medical specialist in Psychiatry. Post Psychiatric Hospital Foundation Conxo. Santiago de Compostela • Medical Expert Health Xestion. University of A Coruna• Master in Health Xestion. University of A Coruna• Advanced Course in Clinical Management. FEGAS. SERGAS. Department of Sanidade Xunta de Galicia ...

Publications and conferences

• Dr. Diaz del Valle participated in the edition, as sole author or in collaboration with other professionals, several books with the theme of psychiatry• He has published over 100 articles in national and international journals • He has also participated in over 100 national and international congresses, also participating in some of them as a member of the Organizing Committee and Scientific, Moderator, Speaker or through Scientific Communications ...

Professional membership

• Associate member Galician Psychiatric Association• Associate Member of the Spanish Society of Psychiatry • Associate Member of the Spanish Society of Forensic Psychiatry• Associate member of the Medical Association of Professional Cycling. ( 1996-2000). ...

Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease. It is based on seeking relief through the consumption or use of substances or other similar conduct. Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease. It is based on seeking relief through the consumption or use of substances or other similar conduct. The development of this behavior implies for the addicted person's inability to control, difficulty refrain, consumption desire, decreased recognition of the problems of addiction and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response. This creates problems in the life of the addicted person, eroding their quality of life. Besides addiction to toxic substances, such as alcohol and drugs, there are addictions of other types: sex (nymphomania), gambling (gambling), sports (vigorexia), new technologies (tecnofilia), mobile ( nomofobia), among others. In each addiction professionals they allocate the best treatment, depending on the patient's symptoms and the degree of addiction that is. ...

Toxic addictions are chronic illnesses that affect the brain and behavior, characterized by dependency to one or more harmful drugs to the body. Symp Toxic addictions are chronic illnesses that affect the brain and behavior, characterized by dependency to one or more harmful drugs to the body. Symptoms of alcohol addiction are consuming anxiety; loss of control and the inability to stop drinking; physical dependence, which causes withdrawal symptoms (sweating, fever, shivering ...) when you stop taking it; and tolerance, which is the need to drink increasing amounts of alcohol. In addition, excessive consumption of this drug has serious health problems, both mental (depression, psychosis ...) and physical (damage to liver, brain ...), and even death. Currently, there are successful detoxification, medicalized process for patients manage to overcome their addiction, eliminating or controlling the symptoms of withdrawal. ...

There is talk of anxiety disorder when the reaction alert a person to a situation or event promptly stressful is disproportionate, excessive and persiThere is talk of anxiety disorder when the reaction alert a person to a situation or event promptly stressful is disproportionate, excessive and persistent intensity over time, or when the reaction is triggered in situations that are only perceived as threatening by the person suffering from this disorder. Treatment for anxiety is mainly based on psychotherapy but the duration depends on each patient. The most common anxiety disorders and their symptoms are: generalized anxiety disorder, a permanent state of chronic stress on the subject suffers from excessive worry and nervousness even without apparent cause;the phobic disorder that causes the person an irrational and persistent fear of an object, activity or specific situation, causing their avoidance (eg, fear of flying );anxiety attack, recurrent crises of fear without any direct cause spontaneously, causing extreme anxiety with symptoms like palpitations, feeling of choking, trembling&hellip ;; obsessive-compulsive disorder, which are irrational ideas and actions that the patient can not fail to have or do to avoid suffering anxiety (eg, washing hands frequently with extreme fear of catching something);disorder and post-traumatic stress reactions, acute or post-traumatic stress, characterized by persistent memories, an emotional state of exaggerated surveillance and general reduction of interest in daily activities....

Under the concept of conduct disorder a set of behavioral changes and behavioral development appropriate to the child's age, persistently and wit
Under the concept of conduct disorder a set of behavioral changes and behavioral development appropriate to the child's age, persistently and with a disproportionate amount are included. Among the most common symptoms of these disorders are disobedience, impulsiveness, inattention, hostility, lies and insults, transgression of social norms, or antisocial character. Among the most common behavioral disorders in children are distinguished: the conduct disorder, a persistent and repeatedly aggressive behavior in which the child acts with hostility to others or their property, intimidating; and hyperkinetic disorders characterized by an early onset, in which predominates a considerable lack of attention in all activities, and a hyperactive, impulsive and undisciplined behavior. In addition, behavioral disorders associated with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), learning problems and clinical disorders (depression, anxiety ...) are presented.
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Dementia is the progressive loss of cognitive functions. It is mainly due to brain damage. This disease causes inability to perform activities of daily living. It mainly affects memory, language (aphasia ), attention, visual skills, praxis and executive functions such as problem solving or inhibition of responses. As the disease progresses you can observe the loss of orientation and identity.
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Depression is a mood disorder characterized mainly by prolonged and severe feelings of sadness associated with other symptoms and abnormal thinking and behavior, such as over-pessimistic ideas, lack of energy, sleep disturbance and appetite, or decreased interest and activity level. To distinguish a depressive disorder every passing state of sadness, the diagnosis of a psychiatrist is needed. There are several types of depressive disorders, by cause: endogenous depression, triggered by genetic or biological factors (hormonal changes or neurotransmitters that transmit nerve impulses in the brain); reactive depression generated by poor adaptation to external circumstances and environmental factors of strong emotional impact; minor depression or dysthymia, which are presented only some less intense symptoms normally associated with personality disorders and prolonged stress; or depression "masked", manifested by organic and functional disorders (somatization) and cardiovascular disorders, dizziness ... The therapist indicates what is the best treatment for each person, but basically will focus on psychotherapy sessions.
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Eating disorders are serious deviations from the behavior that manifest as eating patterns hazardous to health. The common causes and symptoms of this disease include excessive concern about having the desired shape, a distorted view of the body and low self-esteem. Disorders of the most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Tables of anorexia, the person avoids eating, taking laxatives and diuretics, or even to follow slimming performed intense physical exercise, endangering his life. Instead, bulimia alternating periods when the person eats excessive amounts of food binge, followed by purging processes and self-induced vomiting to eliminate and compensate for overeating accompanied by a sense of guilt. In these cases, the emergency treatment of patients is very important, through a comprehensive plan that includes psychotherapy and continuous monitoring. In severe cases, the admission of patients to a specialized center for treatment is necessary.
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There is talk of personality disorder when the behavior, thoughts and emotions that make up the lifestyle of a person have a prolonged deviation in time with respect to personality patterns considered "healthy" within a field or stage. This type of psychiatric disorders come to interfere in the daily life of the person who suffers social adjustment problems, so its capacity for interaction and coexistence is complicated and can even cause social isolation. Therefore, the treatment of personality disorders requires tackled personalized counseling. Depending on the degree of variation of the structure of thought and the inappropriate behavior of these patients have been described different types of personality disorder: histrionic, the people who always want to be the focus and act dramatically and superficial; narcissist, arrogant typical subjects who believe omnipotent; limit or borderline, a pattern of impulsive, unstable and prone to self-injury character; antisocial, the subjects who act ruthlessly violent and evil; paranoid, which involves excessive distrust throughout; schizoid, typical of solitary and indifferent to people's feelings; obsessive, perfectionist or scrupulous the subject; avoidant, which implies avoidance of situations anxiety; or dependent, typical of undecided people and lack of self-esteem.
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Sleep disorders are a group of disorders that occur in preventing sleep stages enjoy a proper rest, continuous and restful. This type of disorder can have several causes, such as physical or psychological disease (hyperthyroidism, anxiety ...), and even cause other diseases or problems in daily life (fatigue, poor performance, daytime sleepiness ...). Therefore the medical diagnosis is necessary to determine their causes. Among the most common sleep disorders are distinguished: insomnia, which is the inability to fall or stay asleep properly according to the physical needs of each person; It is sleepwalking, which is a state in which the person stands up and acts in a semi-conscious during sleep, unaware of what you do not remember; night terrors, fear episodes of agitation that may be associated with sleepwalking; or nightmares, which are unpleasant and frightening dreams that cause a rude awakening in both children and adults.
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Stress is a state of physical and emotional stress caused in response to a stimulus or pressure, either positive or negative. It is a state of defense, in small doses, helps the body to react and adapt to events. Thus, a normal level of stress is considered healthy and even positive as it helps to encourage people to act to stimuli of daily life. However, when stress is excessive or not adequately controlled, it can cause mental wear, such as irritability and anxiety, and psychosomatic disorders. A psychosomatic disorder is a physiological disease caused by emotional causes, usually by stress. Some of the most common psychosomatic disorders caused by stress are headaches, insomnia, muscle tension, digestive and heart problems, dizziness ...
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